Parfums de Marly – the perfume house that continues to pay homage to the world of horses with its fragrant creations – honours a very special representative of this charming species with ‘Galloway’.
In fact, the Galloway horse, which is more akin to a pony due to its height, has been known for many centuries, and it is reasonable to assume that it was precisely these horses and their skilled riders that Julius Caesar praised in his writings. Much later, even the greatest dramatist of all time, William Shakespeare, referred to these animals in his play ‘Henry IV’. The breed, which is now extinct due to crossbreeding, is said to have had an excellent appearance, a broad chest and a strong and robust build.
In the 18th century, a very special Galloway horse is said to have been discovered in the deep valleys of southern Scotland, a mysterious grey horse, possibly one of the last of its kind? This stallion was the inspiration for Parfums de Marly's fragrance creation ‘Galloway’, which carries the reputation of these horses out into the world and sets them an eternal monument. The top notes, full of hesperides, add citrus and fresh accents, artfully enhanced with a hint of pepper. At the heart, a graceful iris is accompanied by orange blossom, which picks up the citrus theme that began earlier. The base notes of ambergris and musk add a sensual component that rounds off this fragrance creation and transforms it into a powerful yet elegant statement.
